Here we go again. Everyone complaining about the one play they could have banned, but didn't.
There have been numerous comments made after the Philadelphia Eagles' 20-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs regarding the Tush Push. On one play, it appeared that, in slow motion, two of the Eagles' offensive linemen jumped before the snap of their Tush Push play. This prompted FOX rules analyst Dean Blandino to raise his hands up in frustration on the broadcast.
"I am done with the tush push guys. It's a hard play to officiate."
It opened up a firestorm of commentary on Monday, with all media outlets giving their thoughts on the play. ESPN's Adam Schefter garnered the most attention with his comments, stating that the game wasn't lost on Sunday, but had been lost a long time ago.
"This game was lost in March. This game was lost when the NFL owners refused to ban the tush push from happening. It wasn't lost yesterday."
The NFL's owners voted on the ban of the Tush Push back in May, but failed to get the votes needed as they were two short with a final tally of 22-10. Most expect this play to be voted on once again next offseason.
It's an unfortunate comment by Schefter, as it detracts from the team's win against the Chiefs. A game is not defined by one play. The Eagles got a critical interception at the goal line, Patrick Mahomes missed multiple deep balls near the end of the game, and the Eagles' defense held a solid Chiefs offense to 294 yards. No credit goes to them?
Nick Sirianni went on the defense of the Eagles' Tush Push
This obviously pushed the Eagles media to discuss the Tush Push with head coach Nick Sirianni, who was fighting through an illness on Monday. Sirianni discussed the play in question with the players who went offside.
"I think the one clip I saw of it was slowed down so much that I'm not sure that you can see to the naked eye. There's things they do on defense that you can't see with the naked eye."
Sirianni continued to defend the play as being a good thing for the NFL.
"I think it's an exciting play. And there's alternatives to it we'd be excited to try. There's beauty to it. They know exactly what's coming, and they can either stop it or not stop it. I think it brings good attention to the game."
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This play is going to be debated throughout the season before it goes back up to vote by the owners in the offseason, but to say every team that plays the Eagles with the Tush Push lost their games in March is simply wrong. Its' a team sport and that mantra won them a Super Bowl in February.